He was one of the great giants of journalism and one of the few whose word, when it came to delivering news and politics, was gospel to me. He was a champion fact-checker, balance-seeker, and the consummate interviewer, holding Democrats, Republicans, and all points in between and beyond, accountable for their words and actions. I cannot believe he’s gone. Godspeed, good man. Godspeed.
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>Friday the 13th—lucky for R. Kelly, not so lucky for Mr. Russert. We lost a great man today and at the same time watched a pedophile go free.
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>This is so tragic. I still can't believe it happened.
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>injustice for all said it best. i feel like i lost a personal friend of mine. i think i went into shock when i got the news. it had to be repeated 3x.This is a great memorial to the ultimate "information broker"
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>Amen to what all of you said. He was truly a great man and the consummate journalist.
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>I really respected him and was sad to hear about his passing. He spoke at my college graduation and I remember being so touched by his speech that it made me want to watch his show and I always paused and turned up the TV when he appeared on the Today show. Sad indeed.
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>Tragic. Not only one of the last journalists of his kind – the type to be truly 'fair and balanced," but a sincerely nice guy to boot. Matt
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>You know because his show was taped here in DC I forget he was a national figure. Our sons played in the same lacrosse league so I got to see a different side of him. An extremely nice and genuine guy. He will truly be missed.
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